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Originally Posted by justanotherblue
As I recall, Evans say's he is out. Use 6.08A
.....If in advancing, the base runner thinks there is a play and he slides past the base before or after touching it he may be put out by the fielder tagging him. If he fails to touch the base to which he is entitled and attempts to advance beyond that base he may be put out by tagging him or the base he missed.
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As I said, that was the JEA and MLB position prior to 2001. The JEA has not been updated and MLBUM no longer agrees with that interpretation. There is no bigger fan of Jim than me, but his opinion in this matter no longer is accepted by MLB.
Neither portion of your quote is applicable to a BOB batter/runner simply touching and overrunning first and not attempting to advance.